Chapter 1023: How Could I Have Quarreled with Her?

Chapter 1023: Chapter 1023: How Could I Have Quarreled with Her?

Then he didn’t know what happened. By the time he finally came to his senses, she had already fallen in front of him, losing her breath.

He was completely at a loss, not knowing what had happened at all.

And then, the Island Master was nearly crazed, wanting to beat him to death. He didn’t care about anything anymore; he even felt that dying would be okay, as long as he could be with her.

But he also didn’t know why, in the end, the Island Master locked him in the dungeon.

He just stayed there, gradually becoming numb, not knowing what he was waiting for, not even knowing if he was still alive.

He looked on in a daze, hoping that it was all a dream, and when he woke up, she would still be there, and nothing would have changed.

Su Huan lowered his gaze, his eyes filled with pain.

Han Jing looked at him for a while, then replied: "We are people passing through Guan Mountain Island, searching for someone, but we inadvertently entered your backyard. Your family is mostly dead, insane, or fled, leaving only your parents and two or three servants, all in very poor mental states. We had to ask about what happened, so we treated them and learned about what transpired on Guan Mountain Island. Now the whole island is in chaos, and they’re saying you caused Xia Zhuzi’s death, so we want to find you to clarify what happened."

Han Jing continued: "I know what happened may be very harsh for you, but right now, a lot of people have been implicated without reason due to Xia Zhuzi’s death, and were punished by your Island Master, leading to their deaths, while the streets are filled with wandering ghosts. Everyone is living in fear, unable to maintain even normal life. And this situation has persisted for three months; you can imagine what it’s like outside. I think if Xia Zhuzi were still alive, she certainly wouldn’t want to see such things happen. A little girl who’d want to stop even the quarrels of others must be kind-hearted, so if you really have feelings for her, if her death has nothing to do with you, then you should speak out, uncover the truth as soon as possible to save more innocent people."

Su Huan was dazed for a long while, his face full of shock, clearly not having expected that so much had happened while he was locked in the dungeon, even more, he didn’t expect Zhuer’s death... he didn’t know what happened either.

"I, I don’t know..." Su Huan shook his head painfully, just thinking of Zhuer’s death made him wish he could go with her.

During these days, he didn’t lack the thought of just going with her like that.

But deep down, he carried hope, wishing all of this was fake. Even if it was a trap meant to deceive him, as long as he could see her once more, no matter life or death, he wanted to stay by her side.

He knew he might be evading reality, but if reality could be avoided, he would rather keep evading than accept the fact that she was already dead.

Han Jing narrated to Su Huan the rumors outside about how Xia Zhuzi died: "Think carefully, is it really like that? Did you really have a fierce argument with Xia Zhuzi? Did anyone see it?"

Su Huan was full of shock and bewilderment, almost crying out: "What did you say? I argued with Zhuer? How is that possible? No, it’s not like that, definitely not like that. How could I possibly argue with her?"